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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement following the House’s passage of a bill to provide drought relief to states in the Western United States, mainly California:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement following the House’s passage of a spending measure to fund federal surface and hazardous materials transportation programs through December 18, 2015:

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of July 20th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in support of the 21st Century Cures Act, an effort led by House Republicans to modernize and personalize health care, encourage innovation, support research and streamline drug and device approval, which passed the House:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the House’s passage of legislation that improves forest management activities and returns resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands: